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Senate Joint Resolution 9 - IntroducedA Bill ForA Joint Resolution 1proposing an amendment to the Constitution 2of the State of Iowa that the Constitution of the State of 3Iowa does not secure or protect a right to or require the 4funding of abortion.5BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 2the State of Iowa is proposed:3Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended 4by adding the following new section:5Sec.26.No right to abortion or required funding of 6abortion. The Constitution of the State of Iowa does not 7secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding 8of abortion. 9 Sec. 2.REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 10to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 11general assembly to be chosen at the next general election 12for members of the general assembly, and the secretary of 13state is directed to cause the same to be published for three 14consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 15provided by law.16EXPLANATION17The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with18the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.19This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 20Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying that the 21Constitution of the State of Iowa does not secure or protect a 22right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.23The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the 24next general assembly for adoption a second time before being 25submitted to the electorate for ratification.-1-pf/rh

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